Moving to Mentone, Alabama

Population: 451. Estimated population in July 2024: 472 (+4.7% change)
Males: 214 (47.5%), Females: 237 (52.5%)

DeKalb County

Zip code: 35984

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $24,625
Median house value: $65,700

Population by Race

Races in Mentone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • American Indian (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Black (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (29.0%), English (20.2%), Irish (16.2%), German (7.3%), Welsh (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Elevation: 1708 feet

Land area: 4.7 square miles

Map of Mentone, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mentone

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mentone town

  • Never married: 11.5%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-4.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mentone:

  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 16 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
  • REDMOND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; ROME, GA)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 30 miles; CENTRE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mentone:

  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 34 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 42 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 71 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mentone:

  • ISBELL FIELD (about 12 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; Abbreviation: 4A9)
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 22 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; Abbreviation: 9A5)
  • STEVENSON (about 27 miles; STEVENSON, AL; Abbreviation: 7A6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentone:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 38 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)

Public primary/middle school in Mentone:

  • MOON LAKE SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 5855 E RIVER RD; Grades: KG – 06)